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I was at a grocery store a while back and the person working the register was a young 20’s woman. She said something and I responded with “Right on” and she responds with “Oh, I love old timey sayings!”

So I guess that’s my old timey saying that I still use.

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Nichole Harris 9 months ago

Far out

62points

Dude. I say it all the time...so much so that when my son was 3, he called me either "mommy" or "dude".

I ctfu once at the grocery store when we were checking out once and my son said, "Dude, can I have candy?"

Cashier looked at me and said, "Did he call you Dude?"

Yup.

Bea_Azulbooze Report

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82points

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Hippopotamuses 9 months ago

62 and still using 'Dude'. It's a fave.

25points

Yes, it is slang that most accurately reflects the dynamics of the development of any language - because the academic norms of linguistics clearly don't keep up with the rapid fashion for words. Especially with the development of the internet. It is not surprising that it was in 1990, a year before the emergence of the worldwide web, that the American Dialect Society began to determine 'The Word of the Year' in the United States.

Cool beans.

Aunt-jobiska Report

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80points

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Captain McSmoot 9 months ago

I say this on a daily basis.

25points

Traditional-Energy-7 Report

I finish every sentence with Man, and I call everyone Dude. 🤷

Final score:

78points

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DUN DUN 9 months ago

Everyone is Bro too

22points

I've been known to use the word "copacetic" on occasion.

Desperate_Ambrose Report

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77points

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Jeevesssssss 9 months ago

It's an excellent word!

39points

By the way, the history of words and expressions that became 'The Word of the Year' over the time perfectly illustrates the evolution of our lives. For example, in 1994 it was the word cyber, in 2003 - metrosexual, in 2009 - tweet, in 2020 - Covid, and in 2023 - ens**ttification (the pattern of decreasing quality of online platforms that function as two-sided markets). At the same time, some 'words of the year' are so irrevocably a thing of the past that it's difficult to remember their meaning without the appropriate context.

"thingy" "thingamajig"

BananaBrains22 Report

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74points

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David 9 months ago

Of course! You use the thingamajig to fix the thingy by sticking it into the dookicky to get it work

50points

Savannah greenleaf 9 months ago

Only if you can find the whatchamacallit

12points

Mike F 9 months ago

Be VERY careful sticking your thingamajig into strange doohickeys!

6points

A girl 9 months ago

You probably need to jiggle the handle of the thingy to finalize the fix.

4points

Bill Swallow 9 months ago

My personal favorite was from an ancient 'The Fox and the Crow' comic book. The 'Tri-Dapt-Spraggleflorm'. Ya see, a Tri-Dapt-Spraggleflorm is nothing more than a Brog Danker with Flumper Runks. Only in the Tri-Dapt-Spraggleflorm, the Hornswoggles is *directly* connected to the Flubs! (Hope BP doesn't censor anything...)

1point

A. Starhawk Hunt 9 months ago (edited)

you forgot the thingummy... And, the dilllywopper.

1point

WindySwede 9 months ago

thingimabob?

7points

Kylie 9 months ago

And the whatchamacallit.

3points

Heather Menard 9 months ago

all the time

2points

oddly_informed_raven 9 months ago

this isn't obsolete that I know of

1point

Bender Bending Rodríguez 9 months ago

What how is this obsolete. I use it to describe thingamajigs like every hour.

1point

Celtic Pirate Queen 8 months ago

Whatchamadohickie.

0points

Bettye McKee 9 months ago

I think thingamajig is an eternal word. But not thingy.

0points

detective miller's hat 9 months ago

"whatsit" is my go to

0points

Anna Drever 9 months ago

My friend, who is several years younger than myself, and I use thingy far tooooo much.

0points

Stephanie Trump 9 months ago

Absolutely not

0points

Daddy’s Girl 9 months ago

Whatchamacallit

0points

ADDchallengedINFP-T 9 months ago

I use both of those, and even thought I created the word "thingamajig" LOL. And I don't give two hoots, if someone snickers at my word useages.

0points

Blue Mar 9 months ago

Jesus, I'm foreign and I have just learned this and is already out of date ???

0points

Georgia Ireland 9 months ago

I've heard my mom say to my dad, "Would you get me the thingamabob that does the thingamajig?" Every time he always knows what she means. Thingamajig and thingamabob are here to stay!

0points

Auntriarch 9 months ago (edited)

And the doobry and wossname

0points

DUN DUN 9 months ago

Thingamajig 😭😭😭

0points

Negating a sentence by end the sentence with “not”. For example: I trust Social Security retirement to be there for the young workers today, not!

cwsjr2323 Report

Final score:

72points

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Poppy 9 months ago

Cha! and monkeys might fly out of my butt!

47points

Okey-Dokey

Quality_Street_1 Report

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63points

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Captain McSmoot 9 months ago

It's okie dokie for me :)

42points

“Any language is truly a living, constantly changing structure, especially when it comes to slang,” says Oleksiy Arkhireyev, a Ukrainian copywriter and novelist, who was asked by Bored Panda for a comment here. “And everything really depends on our perception. For example, in the '60s the word 'boomer' was perceived as the personification of everything young, progressive, full of energy, but now it has quite logically changed its meaning.”

“On the other hand, we stop accepting new words in the language where we feel comfortable, and if someone considers, for example, the words 'cool' and 'okey-dokey' to be outdated, then this is not at all a problem for people who actively use them in their speech. In any case, each generation, each year brings us more and more new words - only for them to, after some time, also 'go out of fashion.' This is an objective process - and that’s what makes linguistics so wonderful,” Oleksiy ponders.

#10

I’m the only person I know who responds to something with “Nice!”

booksandescape Report

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61points

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Hippopotamuses 9 months ago

Noice

67points

#11

heavens to murgatroyd!

bestwave2 Report

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58points

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Der Kommissar 9 months ago (edited)

That was Snagglepuss's most famous quote, the other being " Exit, stage left ". Last time I mentioned Snagglepuss was the first gay cartoon character and got some downvotes.

41points

#12

Dope

Edit: especially feels weird now that I’m almost 40 and use it to describe mundane things like salad dressing.

BonfireMaestro Report

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57points

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PeepPeep the duck 9 months ago

Millennials - always over hyping the mundane 😂 I love how we do that

11points

It’s interesting that in this collection I personally found about a dozen words and expressions that I regularly use - and which other people perceive as outdated. Interesting experience, by the way - so please feel free to scroll this list to the very end, read all these stories about 'archaic slang' and maybe add your own examples in the comments below.

#13

I still use "cool" and refer to my close friends as "dude"

Rokerr2163 Report

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56points

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Hey! 9 months ago

I say cool all the time when I see something cool, which is all the time. I'm 59. My adult children just roll their eyes.

13points

#14

Now we’re cooking with gas

Good grief

I refer to people as cool cats and good eggs

RealMichiganMAGA Report

Final score:

55points

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JK 9 months ago

Are you Marge Simpson? Or do you just think she's neat?

22points

#15

Wicked.

aj357222 Report

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54points

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Michael Fernandez 9 months ago

I still say wicked, and with the same inflection I used in junior high in 1973.

17points

#16

I tell people 'peace out' and acknowledge things with 'word'. I'm 43

chaotoroboto Report

Final score:

52points

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Kris Tyler 9 months ago

still use "word" rarely

7points

#17

Nifty

Legit had someone ask where I was from one time.

Hardoffel Report

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51points

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Auntriarch 9 months ago

Nifty is still a fave with my dad

11points

#18

Awesome sauce. I’m 49. I nearly fell over when my 17yo employee said it. She got it from her parents.

gonewildecat Report

Final score:

48points

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Christina Born 9 months ago

My favorite! I'm 45.

4points

#19

Groovy

skywalkerbeth Report

Final score:

45points

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Sierra Tide 9 months ago

Digging it 😉

17points

#20

I still use jank/janky/janked a lot, which I feel is a bit outdated. And the occasional 'bite me'.

WordStained Report

Final score:

36points

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LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago

As someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s, I use both of these terms XD I also manage to still slip "your MOM!" into the occasional convo with friends.

26points

#21

Grody instead of gross

Realistic-Low4450 Report

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36points

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Michael Largey 9 months ago

This word was popularized by George Harrison using it as short for "grotesque" in A Hard Day's Night.

7points

#22

Bee’s knees.

CostofRepairs Report

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36points

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Georgia Ireland 9 months ago

That's the cats' pyjamas!

14points

#23

10-4

chemistcarpenter Report

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33points

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Anthony Nizza 9 months ago

Good buddy

26points

#24

Mondo, tubular, groovy, totally colabrafo, radical. I'm basically a Ninja Turtle.

Spontanudity Report

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33points

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No Clue 9 months ago

🥷 🐢

7points

#25

Are the kids still saying yeet these days?

PostManOK Report

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32points

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R.A. Haley 9 months ago

I love yeet. It's the exact sound things make when you chuck them over the fence. Wait a minute... "chuck." There's another one.

30points

#26

"take it easy" is my go-to goodbye. I've been told that's outdated.

StonedJackBaller Report

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31points

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Montanavanna 9 months ago

And if it's easy, take it twice

11points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#27

Oh snap

Yoga_and_Cats Report

Final score:

28points

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Hey! 9 months ago

Shucks.

6points

Successful-Snow-562 Report

#28

I’m big on gnarly and solid. I was not around during the timeframe they would’ve been popular. I have no idea why I say them

Final score:

26points

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Jeevesssssss 9 months ago

I use both. Gnarly is great!

2points

extratestresstrial Report

#29

sick. boss. rad. dude. bro. bruh. half of these i started saying ironically because i hated them, but it turns out i was the douche all along and now they won't leave my vocabulary lmao what a twist for the many people talking about how un-outdated some of my list is: can you not already see i am a dumba**?

allow me to live, brü. i am a 34yo woman/alien and idk what the hell is ever going on lmao EDIT: PLEASE LEARN TO READ LOL i have already said some of these are apparently not outdated!! i wish your reading comprehension was the same BRÜ

Final score:

24points

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TheGoodBoi 9 months ago

Ended that post like a boss!

12points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#30

What’s crackin

anon Report

Final score:

21points

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DUN DUN 9 months ago

My young bone joints apparently

22points

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#31

Lately Ive been saying sheesh again and I dont know why

ZeuxisOfHerakleia Report

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11points

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Libstak 9 months ago

Sheesh has its place, its my go to when it's warranted.

3points

#32

I say “brb” out loud a lot

feeditbeans Report

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10points

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WindySwede 9 months ago

brb (as in, have you have about the word? But withough i, and using Internet spelling) or as b.r.b? 🤔

0points

#33

Stoked!

Showerbag Report

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10points

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Zaphod 9 months ago

I still say this.

0points

#34

Rad

Elegant_Spot_3486 Report

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9points

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Zaphod 9 months ago

A waiter called me out when I said "Rad." He asked me what it meant and said he was going to start using it.

4points

#35

Man alive

sgtpeppr87 Report

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9points

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Richard Graham 9 months ago (edited)

Announcer on a 1939 radio show "Man alive, it's jive arrived. It's swing, it's zing, it's everything! It's boogie-woogie. It's honky-tonky. It's Tommy Dorsey playing 'Zonky'"! I love it!

3points

#36

Totes McGotes

chealey21 Report

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9points

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VNES101 9 months ago

LMAO

0points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#37

Saying good things are "Sweet".

wemustkungfufight Report

Final score:

9points

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#38

Coolio when I mean cool. Although I'm not sure that was ever mainstream or just Sarah Chalke on scrubs.

rickallen71 Report

Final score:

7points

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Michelle C 9 months ago

It was somewhat mainstream when I was growing up!

3points

#39

suh dude will never leave my vocab

donkey_boardz Report

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6points

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#40

Gimme five bees for a quarter

theguineapigssong Report

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6points

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Khavrinen 9 months ago

Were you wearing an onion on your belt at the time?

7points

#41

"Fetch"

LBIdockrat Report

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6points

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Helena 9 months ago

Still trying to make fetch happen?

22points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

#42

I still refer to people as "Dog." It started ironically at work, and somehow found its way into my every day speech. I don't even realize I'm doing it anymore.

MrTigerHollywood Report

Final score:

5points

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#43

Wazzzzzup with my tongue out

sleezygoodies Report

Final score:

5points

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#44

Word to your mother

anon Report

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5points

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#45

When telling a story I call other guys “that cat”

Strong-Solution-7492 Report

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5points

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Khavrinen 9 months ago

Why not? After all, Everybody Wants to be a Cat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I1_5mSXinQ&t=6s

3points

#46

Dope

Broski

Mang

Smashthecrown Report

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4points

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#47

Oh snap

shingonzo Report

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3points

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wowbagger 9 months ago

"Geez Louise" and "okey-dokey" are the ones that creep into my language. Good lord, I also said "scuttlebutt" the other day, and I was like, where the heck did that come from? I use "cool" a lot, too, but I don't see it on the list. If it's not outdated, it must be one of the most long-lasting slang words ever.

4points

Auntriarch 9 months ago

Cool may not be cool but it's definitely mainstream now

2points

Jen&Tonic 9 months ago

Slow your roll. I say it to my kids a couple times a day.

4points

Libby King 9 months ago

Slow your roll home slice

0points

Nichole Harris 9 months ago

Golly gee I'm outdated 🤣

3points

Zaphod 9 months ago

I did not see, "tubular". Not outdated, but I like to say, "No worries." It sounds very AUS/NZ to me.

2points

Ample Aardvark 9 months ago

I say no worries on a daily basis!

4points

Der Kommissar 9 months ago (edited)

Great Gosh-A-Mighty. Lawdy mama. Lawd have mercy. Dad nabbit. Golshdarnit. " Swell " ""as in if you could come to the party, that would be swell. ""

2points

Libstak 9 months ago

Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Also, bless you when I really wanna say good riddance.

2points

Bill Swallow 9 months ago

Hey, everybody in this thread! Check out the movie 'Ball of Fire' (1941), with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia (Gary Cooper is researching the topic of 'Slang', a major plot element) while living in a Manhattan mansion take in a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover. Howard Hawks directed this very entertaining modernization of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'.

1point

9 months ago

I say "fab" only occasionally get a sideways glance.

1point

ynyrhydref56 9 months ago

Me too! Fab or faboo

0points

Tyranamar 9 months ago

True that. I say true that. Sigh.

1point

Comfortably Numb 9 months ago

That was tight

1point

Charles Kormos 9 months ago

"Skinny as six o'clock". Makes no sense digitally.

1point

Michael Fernandez 9 months ago

Dig it.

1point

ynyrhydref56 9 months ago

I dig

0points

Ginger Winters 6 months ago

I say awesome blossom on a daily basis

0points

Tee Rexx 6 months ago

I probably use more than 95% of the words/phrases mentioned. I'm an Italian/Portuguese 49 year old woman from san jose CA. Don't forget: cat's pajamas, word on the streets, The Man, and I do a lot of buddy, pal, friend, etc.

0points

Viv Hart 8 months ago

Guess my timeframe - See ya later, Alligator! Reply: In a while, Crocodile! I have never used any of the words in this posting.

0points

ZombieGirl 9 months ago

The kids these days have SO many, too many, slang words. They sound stupid to be honest, lol. Slang words in my day were simple like cool, awesome, dude, etc. I was talking to my niece yesterday and she was going on and on about someone at her school being a bop. I was like....what the heck is a bop? She said it meant hoe. I was like....why don't yall just say hoe? Makes no sense to me lol

0points

Knitting Panda 9 months ago

I mostly use old timey talk with my boi Li'l Tex, the corgi. He's getting up there in years. He's 11, and I like to surround him with comforting words and phrases.

0points

Squirrelly Panda 9 months ago

Gadzooks, this was a sweet read. Stick a fork in it, it's done. Bummer.

0points

cugel. 9 months ago

I will drop the occasional "Fair dinkum"

0points

Bored something 9 months ago

With a crikey thrown in for good measure?

0points

JayWantsACat 9 months ago

'Sick', 'hella', and 'dude'. Can't stop, won't stop.

0points

Rostit.. . 9 months ago

I use lots of words. a plethora

0points

cugel. 9 months ago

That means a lot.

0points

Atlasheld 9 months ago

True story!

0points

Okiedokie 9 months ago

“Aw shucks” is one I get weird looks from young people for occasionally.

0points

Tomato Smudge 9 months ago

I've been told I'm outdated because apparently no one says "gnarly", "hella", or "kick@ss" anymore.

0points

UKGrandad 9 months ago

A spiffing gallery.

0points

Shawna Burt 9 months ago

Wow. I feel old.

0points

54 s 9 months ago

Ginchy! Gotta make a fun face when you say it though.

0points

PeepPeep the duck 9 months ago

I still use - Groovy and - Moxie casually and enthusiastically

0points

Libstak 9 months ago

Fruit tingles instead of f...k

0points

Privacy Much 9 months ago

I use fudge lol

1point

Hey! 9 months ago

Wowzy. Got that from a cartoon, can't remember which.

0points

sturmwesen 9 months ago

wowza

0points

Apatheist Account2 9 months ago

Well 'ard! It means "good" and dates from UK TV show Eastenders in the 1980s, but does make an appearance in the subtitles of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Two Tribes video (attributed to Yasir Arafat, if I remember correctly).

0points

Roan The Demon Kitty 9 months ago

idk if it's different in London or Cockney slang, but if you refer to someone as "well 'ard" up in Yorkshire, it means they're strong and can beat someone in a fight... except it's usually used in a mocking way when someone beefs themselves up "ooh you're well 'ard you aren't ya" xD

2points

C.O. Shea 9 months ago

Neato!

0points

Kevin J. Henning 9 months ago

Yipee Skippee

-1point

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wowbagger 9 months ago

4points

Auntriarch 9 months ago

Cool may not be cool but it's definitely mainstream now

2points

Jen&Tonic 9 months ago

Slow your roll. I say it to my kids a couple times a day.

4points

Libby King 9 months ago

Slow your roll home slice

0points

Nichole Harris 9 months ago

Golly gee I'm outdated 🤣

3points

Zaphod 9 months ago

I did not see, "tubular". Not outdated, but I like to say, "No worries." It sounds very AUS/NZ to me.

2points

Ample Aardvark 9 months ago

I say no worries on a daily basis!

4points

Der Kommissar 9 months ago (edited)

Great Gosh-A-Mighty. Lawdy mama. Lawd have mercy. Dad nabbit. Golshdarnit. " Swell " ""as in if you could come to the party, that would be swell. ""

2points

Libstak 9 months ago

Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Also, bless you when I really wanna say good riddance.

2points

Bill Swallow 9 months ago

1point

9 months ago

I say "fab" only occasionally get a sideways glance.

1point

ynyrhydref56 9 months ago

Me too! Fab or faboo

0points

Tyranamar 9 months ago

True that. I say true that. Sigh.

1point

Comfortably Numb 9 months ago

That was tight

1point

Charles Kormos 9 months ago

"Skinny as six o'clock". Makes no sense digitally.

1point

Michael Fernandez 9 months ago

Dig it.

1point

ynyrhydref56 9 months ago

I dig

0points